Maralee Nichols proudly posted an adorable snap of her son Theo showing off his football skills on her Instagram stories on Saturday.
The fitness model notably shares a nearly two-year-old boy with former and professional basketball player Tristan Thompson – who was recently accused of being an absentee and deadbeat father to eldest son Prince.
In the short clip, the media personality sweetly filmed her son showing off his athletic skills by kicking a soccer ball across the green grass.
He could be seen dressing for the warmer weather and donned a white shirt and khaki shorts. For the finishing touch to the video, she added a GIF of soccer balls with flames at the bottom.
The beauty often updates and follows her fans by sharing sweet photos and videos of Theo on social media, and recently shared a post of the duo enjoying a farm adventure.
Clever: Maralee Nichols proudly posted an adorable snap of her son Theo showing off his soccer skills to her Instagram Stories on Saturday
Motherhood: The fitness model specifically shares a nearly two-year-old son with former and professional basketball player Tristan Thompson – who was recently accused of being an absentee father
Maralee and Tristan were embroiled in a paternity scandal when Nichols sued the star for child support after claiming he was the father of their baby boy – which came to light in December 2021.
At the time of the scandal, the sports star was dating Khloe Kardashian. After taking a paternity test, Thompson confirmed that he was Theo’s father and immediately issued a public apology to Khloe and also took ‘responsibility’ for his actions.
On the June 2022 episode of Keeping Up with the Kardashians, the Good American founder reacted to the news, which she labeled an “act of betrayal,” Page Six.
‘Everything is a lie. Everything is manipulation. It’s a scam. Did Tristan get every chance to tell me? Yes. Will Tristan tell me it’s not a baby? Absolutely not, and that says a lot about his character.’
The former couple dated frequently from 2016 until their official split in 2021 when a paternity scandal erupted. The two have a five-year-old daughter, True, and a one-year-old son, Tatum.
He also shares another son, Prince, six, with ex Jordan Craig – who filed in August to strengthen his rights to a $40,000-a-month child support payment after Thompson’s earnings dropped, DailyMail.com has revealed.
Maralee’s latest snap comes shortly after Tristan was called out for being an absentee parent to Prince by the little boy’s aunt, Kai Cire, who also advised Kim Kardashian not to publicly praise him for his parenting.
During a recent episode of Keeping Up with the Kardashians, the SKIMS founder specifically came to the athlete’s defense and stated that he is a “really good person.”
Adorable: In the short clip, the media personality sweetly filmed her son showing off his athletic skills by kicking a soccer ball across the green grass
Cute Updates: The beauty often updates her fans and follows them by sharing cute photos and videos of Theo on social media and recently shared a post of the mother-son duo enjoying a farm adventure
Scandal: Maralee and Tristan were embroiled in a paternity scandal when Nichols sued the star for child support after claiming he was the father of their baby boy in December 2021.
Cire, a 31-year-old nurse who is the sister of Prince’s mother Jordan Craig, took to Instagram on Thursday to express her displeasure at what she says is the lack of time, attention and financial resources Thompson, 32, has devoted to her first-born child.
Sayre told her more than 255,000 Instagram followers that she broke her usual protocol of not commenting publicly on the subject after seeing Thompson – who is a father of three other children – publicly portrayed as a loving parent.
“It was so hard not to speak, and out of respect for my sister’s privacy I haven’t for more than seven years, but this is just too much,” said Cyr, whose full name is Keysir Palmers.
Sayre said it’s “so painful to see how Tristan can find time to do these nice things for others, but he can’t seem to show up and be a real parent to my nephew, Prince.”
“The fact that she can take other children to school and activities in the same town, never see or speak to her own son, except for a party or a planned photo opportunity, is appalling and inexcusable.”
Cire was called out by Kim for praising Thompson’s parenting skills in the latest episode of the family’s Hulu series, The Kardashians.
“Kim Kardashian, I don’t want you to believe that you’re so insensitive to the fact that he’s literally ignoring his kids,” she said. “It’s nice if he was a good friend to you, but let’s consider our sisters before we take to global platforms to defend this man’s character.”
Cyr said the professional basketball player, who last month re-signed with his longtime team the Cleveland Cavaliers, was delinquent in paying child support to Prince.
Named: Maralee’s latest snap comes shortly after Tristan was called out by the little boy’s aunt, Kai Cire for being an absentee parent to Prince
Long statement: Cire, a 31-year-old nurse who is the sister of Prince’s mother Jordan Craig, took to Instagram on Thursday to express her displeasure at what she says is Thompson’s lack of time, attention and financial resources for her first-born child
“Tristan hasn’t paid child support for a long time and he stopped paying Prince’s school fees,” she said. “Yet he is applauded for picking up/dropping other kids off at school/activities.”
Sayre said Thompson “didn’t even ask where Prince was going to school now.”
She credited her sibling for working “multiple jobs” so “Prince will never have to feel the difference” in his standard of living.
Cire concluded by saying, “Regardless, the reinforcement for your son is not all about the money, it’s about the time you spent. (Tristan) You are NOT a good father if you cannot be a good father to YOUR children.’
The controversial social media post follows this week’s Issue of the Kardashians, in which Kim revealed the real reason she’s still friends with her sister’s cheating ex-boyfriend Thompson.
Tristan dated Kim’s sister Khloe from 2016 to 2021, but was hit with multiple cheating allegations when Khloe was pregnant with their daughter True, now five.
Khloe forgave him, but unfortunately, in February 2019, news broke that Thompson had kissed Jordyn Woods at a party in Los Angeles. The two patched up, but eventually split again in 2021.
By the end of that year, Maralee Nichols discovered she was pregnant with his child. In July 2022, Khloe welcomed her son Tatum via surrogate.
Slammed: Cire concluded by saying, “Regardless, boosting your son isn’t all about the money, it’s about the time you’ve spent. (Tristan) You are NOT a good father if you cannot be a good father to YOUR children’; see above with the prince
Co-parenting: Tristan also shares daughter True, five, and son Tatum, one, with ex Khloe Kardashian, who he dated from 2016 to 2021.
Latest episode: The controversial social media post comes after this week’s episode of Keeping Up with the Kardashians, in which Kim revealed the real reason she’s still friends with her sister’s cheating ex-boyfriend Thompson
Tristan has also been called out by social media users in the past when he posted a birthday tribute to his son Tatum in celebration of his first birthday in July.
The basketball player also posted adorable snaps of him holding the little one in his arms as they playfully smiled for the camera.
While some sent positive messages in the comments section, others slammed the star for never announcing her second boy, Theo, per Page Six.
One wrote, ‘Lol. Will your second child, who you had at the same time, receive this public acknowledgment?’ while another added: ‘Wait doesn’t he have another baby the same age haha?’
Tristan Thompson’s baby mama Maralee Nichols shows off their son Theo’s, two, athletic skills… after he was accused of being an absentee father to older son Prince
